The 2023 Photo Contest was launched last winter, and all entries were due by September 30th, 2023. At the October 2023 CCVC dba Discover Carbon County Wyoming Board of Directors judged a total of 43 photo entries.
This is an ever changing event list that we update as we receive confirmed dates from event coordinators. We encourage you to contact event organizers to confirm details as event dates and times may change.
Once again the Carbon County Visitors Council is giving you the chance to shine by submitting your best photo taken in Carbon County into our bi-annual photo contest for the chance to win up to $150 in cash! We have awarded cash prizes to over 40 talented winners over the years and you could be our next winner.
Nestled among the scenic beauty that you’d expect in Wyoming, much of the county’s history and heritage is on display at small museums in the western towns of Medicine Bow, Hanna, Saratoga, Encampment and Rawlins. There are photo ops around every bend and an afternoon of “just me time.”
Carbon County, Wyoming is home to the amazing all inclusive resort Brush Creek Ranch. Brush Creek Ranch is famous for their 30,000 acre ranch experience loved by celebrities and awarded the Conde Nast Travel Top USA Resort 8 years in a row. In 2021 it was also awarded Travel & Leisure World's Best Award and the Conde Nast Travel Reader Choice Award.
The Brush Creek Ranch Distillery is located on The Farm at Brush Creek Ranch. The Brush Creek Ranch Distillery adds its new Railroad Rye Whiskey to their impressive line up of Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Straight Rye Whiskey, New American Gin, and Brush Creek Vodka.
The Wyoming Backcountry Discovery Route (#WYBDR) is the newest addition to the collection of off-road adventure routes and the 11th in the series. The WYBDR is the most remote discovery route in the least populated state. Wyoming's vast public lands made it an ideal spot for the new route. The 950-mile BDR passes through five mountain ranges with elevations approaching 11,000 feet! The WYBDR can be ridden in either direction from South to North or from North to South.
Hunting season has begun and the Carbon County Visitors’ Council is excited to launch the Carbon County Recreation and Trail Maps. CCVC partnered with Great Outdoor Consultants to create recreation and trail maps that are inclusive of all Carbon County outdoor resources.
The Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering is truly a unique event organized by ranchers, musicians, poets and writers living in the area as a way to help preserve and promote ranching, agriculture and the cowboy culture and lifestyle. The Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering is held the third full weekend in July.
Dress warm and bring a blanket or folding chair - then kickback and watch the show. Audience participation is encouraged so if you play an instrument or have a song, poem or story you want to share bring it along too!
Hanna, Wyoming has a rich history as a coal mining town and transportation hub. Founded by the Union Pacific Coal Company, Hanna was established for the benefit of its workers and their families. Coal mining was the main industry in the town, but the town's residents always had time for leisure activities like baseball. The remnants of the ghost town of Old Carbon, the first coal camp on the Union Pacific Railroad line, can still be seen south of Hanna. The Carbon Cemetery, located in the ghost town, has been recently funded for restoration and preservation, providing a glimpse into the lives of Carbon and Hanna's earliest residents.
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